And for the first time since Hamas started the war on Oct. 7, the terror group was losing control over the distribution of humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The GHF was created to bypass Hamas entirely — cutting it out of the aid supply chain it has long exploited as a tool of war. Meantime, the international community, led by UNRWA, had been the primary source of humanitarian assistance in Gaza and for years willfully turned a blind eye to Hamas’ exploitation of aid — failing to enforce meaningful oversight, even employing Hamas members (many who took part in the Oct. 7 attacks) as local staff and using its facilities to hoard aid for terror operations.
Author: John Spencer, Arsen Ostrovsky
Published at: 2025-06-03 22:04:56
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